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Simonl · #1 05-15-2004

Is it me or are the office assistants a pain, ?aside for popping up when you least need sometimes they do not pop up when you do. ?Every version of office I have run two to three months into using it I get an error on loading one application. ?It is more often than not Excel, when starting I get an error "There are no office assistants loading on this computer". ?Yet I load word, power point, access or frontpage and bingo there they are.

Anyone got an idea aside from reinstalling office which I have done (along with several repairs).

Si

Mazz · #2 05-15-2004

OMG ...u r gonna love this then;

WARNING - BAD LANGUAGE ! (sorry Admin)
http://www.extremefunnyhumor.com/movs/paperclip.mpeg

Mazz

Simonl · #3 05-15-2004

Mort · #4 05-20-2004

Salmon Days is hilarious and is so true to IT Support life, why don't they make more?!

Hengis · #5 06-13-2004

Looks like we didn't answer you original question here Si... :oops:

Directions for removing Mr Clipit and his buddies....

This works for win2k and XP.

1. Start -> Control Panel
2. Add/Remove Programs
3. Click on Microsoft Office
4. Click Change
5. Click Add/Remove Features
6. Click the "+" before Office Shared Features
7. Click on the gray box before Office Assistant
8. Click Not Available with the red X
9. All the office assistants should now have a red X
10. Click Update
11. Office will update itself.

Now, the paperclip and all the assistants should be disabled.

Simonl · #6 06-13-2004

Originally Posted by Hengis

Looks like we didn't answer you original question here Si... :oops:

Directions for removing Mr Clipit and his buddies....

This works for win2k and XP.

1. Start -> Control Panel
2. Add/Remove Programs
3. Click on Microsoft Office
4. Click Change
5. Click Add/Remove Features
6. Click the "+" before Office Shared Features
7. Click on the gray box before Office Assistant
8. Click Not Available with the red X
9. All the office assistants should now have a red X
10. Click Update
11. Office will update itself.

Now, the paperclip and all the assistants should be disabled.

cheers

Si

Mazz · #7 06-14-2004

Thanks for that Hengis - I have also done this and I am free now from those annoying little critters in the bottom right hand corner of the screen !! :thumright:

...that's got to be a "sticky" hasn't it ??

Hengis · #8 06-15-2004

Originally Posted by Mazz

Thanks for that Hengis - I have also done this and I am free now from those annoying little critters in the bottom right hand corner of the screen !! :thumright:

...that's got to be a "sticky" hasn't it ??

Yes, I think this is worthy of "sticky-ness"

Thanks for pointing it out Mazz